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Incidents of gospel work; shewing how the Lord hath led me, by C.S.
Incidents of gospel work shewing how the Lord hath led me by CS Author:Charles Stanley This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889 Excerpt: ...meetings.--Leadings of the Spirit real.--A case in point. BUT I must still go back a little, and linger in that remarkable work of God in ... more »so many places. In the city of York there was a blessed work, though some excitement was mixed up with it, and some cases turned out to be such as had no root. The meeting-room was so crowded that people got up to the windows. The meetings at six in the morning were times of great refreshment and communion. In the evening believers would go out into different parts of the city, and bring the unconverted to hear the word. One lady would go into the lowest parts, and almost compel them to come. She would marshal them in rows, and walking by their side, would bring them to the room. The little tract, "Awake, awake," expresses very much the character of the preaching at this time, also "Justification in the Risen Christ." Similar scenes were witnessed in the Mechanics' Hall, Bradford, also in Rochdale. It was in the latter place John v. 24 began to be used so remarkably. Precious words of Jesus which have been used of the Lord in giving certainty and rest to thousands. There was a young woman in distress of soul at the after meeting. She had longed for some time to know, with certainty, that she had eternal life; and from the various doctrines she had heard, she was perplexed to know how this certainty could possibly be enjoyed. She said, "How am I to know that I am saved?" The words of Jesus were quoted, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, Hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but is passed from death unto life." The amazing fact that it was Jesus that spoke these words of assurance, broke in upon her soul....« less